If Christian Family Academy was feeling good off their 10-4 takedown of Lake Lure Classical Academy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Christian Family Academy Fire suffered a rough 16-1 loss at the hands of the Community Christian Academy Warriors on Tuesday. Christian Family Academy has not had much luck with Community Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Christian Family Academy saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Parker, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Community Christian Academy's side, Grady Peeler was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Peeler was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mike Flowers and Will Hastings did most of the damage at the plate: Flowers scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hastings scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hastings is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Landon Norman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Christian Family Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Community Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Christian Family Academy will play host again on Thursday to welcome Lake Norman Christian, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. As for Community Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Liberty Preparatory Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Community Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season.
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